Abstract

Extracted from text ... Enforcing the current laws on school fees Sorsa and Sorsa v Simonstown SchoolMagistrates Court, Case 2759/02, 29 May 2003 by Faranaaz Veriava There is an emerging scholarly debate on whether or not charging school fees is constitutional in terms of the Bill of Rights. Further, if it is unconstitutional, would a challenge to the state policy of allowing schools to charge fees be more likely to succeed as a violation of the right to equality (section 9) or the right to basic education (section 29(1)(a))? While constitutional scholars continue to make vigorous arguments for and against the abolishment of ..